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diff --git a/pod/perlreapi.pod b/pod/perlreapi.pod index edcf9bb7e9..68c23adf6f 100644 --- a/pod/perlreapi.pod +++ b/pod/perlreapi.pod @@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ the C<split> operator. =item RXf_SKIPWHITE +This flag was removed in perl 5.18.0. It is still #defined, so you can +set it, but doing so will have no effect. This is how it used to work: + If the flag is present in C<< rx->extflags >> C<split> will delete whitespace from the start of the subject string before it's operated on. What is considered whitespace depends on if the subject is a |